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Salam, Abdus
(Encyclopedia) Salam, Abdus, 1926–96, Pakistani physicist. After attending Government College at Lahore, he received a Ph.D. from Cambridge (1952). He taught in Lahore for three years before…Cotton, George Edward Lynch
(Encyclopedia) Cotton, George Edward Lynch, 1813–66, English clergyman and educator, grad. Trinity College, Cambridge, 1836. From 1837 until 1852 he was an assistant master at Rugby and is the “young…Green, George
(Encyclopedia) Green, George, 1793–1841, English mathematician and physicist. He was largely self-taught until, in 1833, he entered Caius College, Cambridge. In addition to making a number of…Cheke, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Cheke, Sir JohnCheke, Sir Johnchēk [key], 1514–57, English scholar. As professor of Greek at Cambridge he taught Roger Ascham and later was tutor to Edward VI. A Protestant, he was…Calverley, Charles Stuart
(Encyclopedia) Calverley, Charles Stuart, 1831–84, English poet and translator. Expelled from Oxford for a youthful prank, he earned academic honors at Cambridge. He became famous for the wit and…Peabody, Endicott
(Encyclopedia) Peabody, EndicottPeabody, Endicottpēˈbädē, –bədē [key], 1857–1944, American educator, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Cheltenham College, 1876, LL.B. Cambridge, 1880. Ordained (1885) in the…Balfour, Francis Maitland
(Encyclopedia) Balfour, Francis Maitland, 1851–82, Scottish embryologist; brother of A. J. Balfour. He was an early exponent of recapitulation. His Treatise on Comparative Embryology (2 vol., 1880–81…Randolph, Thomas, English poet and dramatist
(Encyclopedia) Randolph, Thomas, 1605–35, English poet and dramatist. After graduating from Cambridge in 1632, he went to London where he became a disciple of Ben Jonson. His best-known poems are “A…Gervase of Canterbury
(Encyclopedia) Gervase of CanterburyGervase of Canterburyjûrˈvāz, jərvāzˈ [key], d. c.1210, English chronicler. A monk of Christ Church, Cambridge, he wrote an account of the reigns of Stephen, Henry…Henslow, John Stevens
(Encyclopedia) Henslow, John StevensHenslow, John Stevenshĕnzˈlō [key], 1796–1861, English botanist. He was professor of mineralogy (1822–27) and of botany (1827–61) at Cambridge. Henslow was a…Trending
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